[Ding!]


    **[Villain System Notice]**


    - **Quest Complete: Establish Dominance!**


    - **+5000 XP!**


    - **New Skill Unlocked: Villainous Presence Lv.1**


    I opened my status window to check the new skill.


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    ### **[Skill: Villainous Presence Lv.1]**


    A passive aura that instills **fear, tension, or submission** in those with weaker mental resistance.


    - Effect increases when acting in a villainous manner.


    - Can be suppressed or intensified at will.


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    Interesting.


    In the game, Lucian was *supposed* to be the kind of villain who exuded arrogance and menace—but he never had a skill like this. With this, my aura will increase like any other anime villain.


    **This is going to be useful.**


    I smirked and closed my status window.


    As I stepped out of the training hall, a notification popped up.


    [Ding!]


    **[Villain System Notice]**


    - **Objective: Cause trouble at the Academy (Within 7 Days)**


    - **Progress: 30% (Won a public duel & shifted perception of Lucian)]**


    **30% already? Not bad.**


    Now, I just needed to push things further to complete the quest.


    And I had


    **the perfect way** to do it.


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